Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1003 | 1441 | 1404 | 1070 | 834 | 559 | 327 | 54 | 147 | 115 | 130 | 72 | 51 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:21AM2.30m | 9:21PM2.51m | 10:24AM2.47m | 10:19PM2.69m | 11:09AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM1.49m | 3:59AM1.05m | 4:14PM1.31m | 4:46AM0.82m | 5:00PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 40 | 104 | — | 1404 | 1070 | 834 | 559 | 327 | 129 | 147 | 136 | 84 | 72 | 51 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | — | 60 | 107 | — | 54 | — | 15 | 15 | 58 | 20 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 508 | 698 | 871 | 1078 | 1060 | 1000 | 1043 | 1003 | 1441 | — | — | 692 | — | 4 | 52 | 98 | 115 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 172 | 226 | 226 | 185 | 170 | 93 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 392 | 379 | 84 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 25 |
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